A New Generation of Plant Breeders Discovers Fertile Ground in Organic Agriculture
Abstract
:1. The Student Organic Seed Symposium
2. Trends in Plant Breeding and Organic Agriculture
3. Lessons from the Student Organic Seed Symposium
4. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Conflict of Interest
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Luby, C.H.; Lyon, A.H.; Shelton, A.C. A New Generation of Plant Breeders Discovers Fertile Ground in Organic Agriculture. Sustainability 2013, 5, 2722-2726. https://doi.org/10.3390/su5062722
Luby CH, Lyon AH, Shelton AC. A New Generation of Plant Breeders Discovers Fertile Ground in Organic Agriculture. Sustainability. 2013; 5(6):2722-2726. https://doi.org/10.3390/su5062722
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuby, Claire H., Alexandra H. Lyon, and Adrienne C. Shelton. 2013. "A New Generation of Plant Breeders Discovers Fertile Ground in Organic Agriculture" Sustainability 5, no. 6: 2722-2726. https://doi.org/10.3390/su5062722